You will engage experientially in simple regulatory interventionsto learn about the power of these tools to support changes in state and regulation in your child clients. We will role play ways toengage caregivers in the activities as well to increase generalization to the home. You will develop a simple plan tointegrate some of these new tools into your existing practice.

Biography:

Anne Westcott has committed her career to serving children and families impacted by trauma. Since 1986, she has worked in public, private, school, and home-based settings. Anne is co-creator and trainer for the SMARTprogram, a full body treatment approach for traumatized children developedat the Trauma Center @ JRI. In addition, she has been a faculty member ofSensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute since 2009 and is collaborating ontheir children’s curriculum. She consults to and trains a broad range oftherapists from those early in their careers in residential and communityclinics to seasoned certified Sensorimotor psychotherapists in privatepractice. Anne is a lively presenter who weaves theory and research withclinical practice examples to convey useful and applicable information foreveryone. She is co-authoring a series of children’s books for lay people toconvey information about trauma and hidden resources in the body due this fall as well as a clinical book on SMART due in 2018. Currently, Anne leads abasic training in Affect Dysregulation and Traumatic Memory and advancedcourse in Emotional Processing and Attachment Repair in Chicago forSensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute.

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